2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 11/02/2026

Player Rankings - Running Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
25

RB
Jamal
Roberts

6-0 216lbs 4.49
RB
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
216lbs 6-0 4.49 24 299
74.0
Roberts has turned his first year as the lead back into one of the most productive runs in the SEC. He has home-run speed, runs hard...
26

RB
Makhi
Hughes

6-0 210lbs 4.44
RB
Houston   Mascot
Houston Mascot
210lbs 6-0 4.44 25 303
74.0
Eighteen months ago he was one of the most productive backs in college football: consecutive thousand-yard seasons at Tulane, an AAC...
27

RB
Caleb
Komolafe

5-11 210lbs 4.54
RB
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
210lbs 5-11 4.54 26 339
74.0
Komolafe is a tough, physical runner who has become the engine of Northwestern's offense. He breaks tackles, runs with good balance and has...
28

RB
Kam
Davis

5-10 224lbs 4.53
RB
Liberty   Mascot
Liberty Mascot
224lbs 5-10 4.53 29 413
73.2
Few running backs in the country have been more efficient than Davis since his move to Liberty. He has good vision, breaks tackles and...
29

RB
Jeremiah
Cobb

5-11 205lbs 4.42
RB
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
205lbs 5-11 4.42 50 582
73.0
The production survived the circumstances: 969 yards and top-tier rushing tape as the feature back in an Auburn offense that spent the...
30

RB
Dwight
Phillips Jr....

5-10 185lbs 4.33
RB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
185lbs 5-10 4.33 43 505
71.0
Phillips has gone from fourth on the depth chart to Georgia's most productive running back. He has rare speed, inherited from an Olympic...
31

RB
Dilin
Jones

5-11 211lbs 4.49
RB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
211lbs 5-11 4.49 36 476
69.8
Jones has given LSU a reliable lead back after transferring from Wisconsin. He runs with power and balance, breaks tackles and catches the...
32

RB
Isaiah
Augustave

6-0 215lbs 4.50
RB
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
215lbs 6-0 4.50 32 447
68.8
The 2024 season at Colorado, 384 yards as the backfield's leading rusher, remains the only real entry in the ledger: 2025 at South Carolina...
33

RB
James
Peoples

5-10 214lbs 4.50
RB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
214lbs 5-10 4.50 33 461
68.8
Recruiting rankings said star; the depth chart said otherwise. Peoples arrived at Ohio State as a national top-100 recruit and the...
34

RB
Caden
Durham

5-9 200lbs 4.39
RB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
200lbs 5-9 4.39 30 417
68.3
Durham is a fast, elusive back who was one of the SEC's best freshmen in 2024. He is very fast, makes defenders miss and is a capable...
35

RB
Braylen
Russell

6-1 227lbs 4.59
RB
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
227lbs 6-1 4.59 34 462
67.4
Russell is a big, physical running back who has had flashes of production at Arkansas. He breaks tackles and finishes runs, and he showed...
36

RB
Chris
Johnson Jr.

6-0 190lbs 4.30
RB
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
190lbs 6-0 4.30 31 425
66.9
The breakaway column is the resume: more than half of his 479 rushing yards came on chunk plays, rare timed speed among the fastest in the...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Running Back

We've compared players post combine 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.

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2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Running Back

We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.